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  2. Buddha's Birthday - Wikipedia

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    Colorful celebrations in Boudhanath Stupa, Nepal during the night of full moon in Buddha Purnima. In Nepal, Buddha's birthday is celebrated on the full moon day of May, and is a national public holiday. The festival is known by various names, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima, Saga Dawa, and Vesak. Purnima means full moon day in ...

  3. Vesak - Wikipedia

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    In India, the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Hindu calendar is celebrated as Buddha Purnima. [15] The festival is commonly known as Buddha Purnima, as Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit and Hindi languages. It is also called Buddha Jayanti, with Jayanti meaning birthday in Sanskrit. The festival is a public holiday in India. [15]

  4. Buddha's birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in ...

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    Countries in South and Southeast Asia celebrate Buddha’s birthday on the full moon of the second lunar month known as Vesakha or Vaisakha. The Sanskrit word for full moon is Purnima, which is ...

  5. Vaishakha - Wikipedia

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    Vaishakha Purnima is known as "vaikasi vishakam" in Tamil Nadu which is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Murugan. Vaisakha sukla chaturdasi is celebrated as Narasimha Jayanti Festival in Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamivari Temple at Simhachalam .

  6. Buddhist holidays - Wikipedia

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    Madhu Purnima: It occurs on the day of the full moon in Bhadro (August/September). The day commemorates an occasion on which the Buddha retreated to the wilderness of Parileyya forest to bring peace between two quarrelling factions of disciples. [3] The Ploughing Festival: During the half moon in May, two oxen pull a plough painted gold ...

  7. Purnima - Wikipedia

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    Sharad Purnima or Kojagiri Purnima, the autumn harvest festival, on the full moon day of Ashvina. Buddha Purnima, marking the day of birth of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon day of Vaishakha. Kurma Jayanti is also celebrated on this day. Holi/Phalguna Purnima, the spring festival of colours in Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism, the full moon day of ...

  8. History of Buddhism in India - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Buddhists celebrate Losar, Buddha Purnima and other festivals. Ambedkar Jayanti (B. R. Ambedkar's birthday): Ambedkar Jayanti is a major festival in India, celebrated in the memory of B.R. Ambedkar, a champion of class rights in India.. The annual festival is observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar.

  9. Music festival revelers in the Israeli desert were killed by ...

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    Music festivals are common in Israel, drawing young people from around the country, as well as travelers from abroad. The pressures of Israeli life, including the constant tensions with Gaza and ...